unisonantadj.
/juːˈnɪsənənt/, /juːˈnɪsn̩ənt/, /jᵿˈnɪsənənt/, /jᵿˈnɪsn̩ənt/, U.S. /juˈnɪsənənt/ Of the same pitch or sound; unisonous. In later use frequently in figurative context.
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1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Unisonus, or Unisonant, an epithet applied to those sounds which are..in unison with each other.
1794 J. Ritson in Scotish Song I. Pref. p. vii The only kind of harmony known to the original composers consisting perhaps in the unisonant drone of the bagpipe.
1835 M. Somerville Connexion Physical Sci. (ed. 2) xvii. 178 If two bottles be..tuned by filling them with such a quantity of water as will render them unisonant with two tuning-forks which differ in pitch.
1886 M. Linskill Haven under Hill II. ix. 115 The mystic, moving, unisonant harmony that was stirring and breaking upon her own soul.
1921 L. Simon tr. R. Semon Mneme vii. 166 There emerges a unisonant chorus of individual components.
1968 F. P. Bargebuhr Alhambra 293 The abyss of the moonlit night is magically unisonant with the depth of his thought.
2005 D. H. Shubin Hist. Russ. Christianity II. v. 84 Nikon was able to implement single unisonant singing in lieu of the disorganized cacophony.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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